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Transmisión de enfermedades infecciosas durante los viajes aéreos comerciales
Alexandra Mangili1, Mark A Gendreau
1Division of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Lancet (London, England)
|March 16, 2005
Resumen
Los viajes aéreos facilitan la propagación de enfermedades infecciosas, incluidos los tipos aéreos y zoonóticos. Los funcionarios de salud pública deben manejar estos riesgos, como lo demuestran los brotes pasados como el síndrome respiratorio agudo severo.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Salud Pública La salud pública.
- Epidemiología La epidemiología.
- Viajes Medicina Medicina.
Sus antecedentes:
- El aumento de los viajes y la movilidad en todo el mundo plantea preocupaciones sobre la transmisión de enfermedades infecciosas.
- Los viajes aéreos son un factor importante en la rápida propagación global de infecciones emergentes.
- Las amenazas del bioterrorismo requieren una reevaluación de la diseminación de enfermedades a través de las rutas aéreas.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para resaltar las implicaciones para la salud pública de las enfermedades infecciosas que se propagan a través de los viajes aéreos.
- Subrayar el papel de los viajes aéreos en la aparición y propagación de pandemias.
- Hacer hincapié en la importancia de las estrategias de preparación y gestión para las enfermedades infecciosas asociadas a las líneas aéreas.
Principales métodos:
- Revisión de la literatura de salud pública y los datos históricos de brotes.
- Análisis de los patrones de transmisión de enfermedades relacionadas con la aviación comercial.
- Examen de las directrices de las autoridades sanitarias locales e internacionales.
Principales resultados:
- Los viajes aéreos contribuyen significativamente a la diseminación global de diversas enfermedades infecciosas.
- Eventos pasados, como el brote del síndrome respiratorio agudo severo (SARS), ilustran el potencial pandémico de las infecciones relacionadas con los viajes.
- La gestión efectiva requiere la colaboración entre las tripulaciones de vuelo, los funcionarios de salud pública y los profesionales de la salud.
Conclusiones:
- La transmisión de enfermedades infecciosas a través de los viajes aéreos es una preocupación crítica de salud pública.
- La preparación para los agentes de bioterrorismo y las infecciones emergentes es esencial.
- El cumplimiento de las directrices internacionales y locales es crucial para mitigar los riesgos asociados con los viajes aéreos.
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